Gemini MCAO bench: system overview and lab integration

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7015, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bec, Matthieu ^a   Rigaut, Francois J ^a   Galvez, Ramon ^a   Arriagada, Gustavo ^a   Boccas, Maxime ^a   Gausachs, Gaston ^a   Gratadour, Damien ^a   James, Eric ^b   Rojas, Roberto ^a   Rogers, Rolando ^a   Sheehan, Michael P ^b   Trancho, Gelys ^a   Vucina, Tomislav ^a  

^a GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

^b GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi Conjugate Adaptive Optics

Indexed keywords

BACK-ILLUMINATED CCD; BEAM TRANSFER OPTICS; DEDICATED SERVERS; DEFORMABLE MIRRORS; FOCUS SENSORS; FOLD MIRRORS; INDEPENDENT SENSORS; MAIN COMPONENT; MULTI-CONJUGATE ADAPTIVE OPTICS; MULTI-CONJUGATE ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEMS; NATURAL GUIDE STAR; NEW PARAMETERS; REAL TIME CONTROLLERS; SYSTEM USE; TELESCOPE BEAM; TIP-TILT MIRROR; VISIBLE LIGHT; WAVE FRONT SENSORS;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; LASERS; LIGHT; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; STARS; TELESCOPES; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; WAVEFRONTS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 66949130669     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.790354     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

1. The MCAO high-level algorithms and laboratory tests Paper 7015-7031 Authors(s): Francois J. Rigaut, Damien Gratadour, Matthieu Bec, Maxime Boccas, Ramon Galvez, Gemini Observatory (Chile); Stephen L. Browne, The Optical Sciences Co.
2. The Gemini-South MCAO operational model: insights on a new era of telescope operation Paper 7016-7062 Authors(s): Gelys Trancho, Francois Rigaut, Damien Gratadour, Gemini Observatory (Chile); Brian Walls, Gemini Observatory; Matthieu Bec, Céline d'Orgeville, Gemini Observatory (Chile)
3. A two-stages turbulence generator for the Gemini MCAO system Paper 7015-7167 Authors(s): Damien Gratadour, François J. Rigaut, Maxime Boccas, Gemini Observatory (Chile); Eric James, Gemini Observatory; Flavio Ribeiro, Gemini Observatory (Chile)
4. GEMS, GEmini Mcao System: current status and commissioning plan Paper 7015-7032 Authors(s): Maxime Boccas, Francois J. Rigaut, Gustavo Arriagada, Matthieu Bec, Gemini Observatory (Chile); Stacy Bombino, Chris Carter, Charles P. Cavedoni, Gemini Observatory; Fabian Collao, Paul Collins, Felipe Daruich, Pablo Diaz, Céline d'Orgeville, Gemini Observatory (Chile); Angelic W. Ebbers, Gemini Observatory; Ramon Galvez, Gaston Gausachs, Damien Gratadour, Gemini Observatory (Chile); Steve G. Hardash, Eric James, Stan Karewicz, Gemini Observatory; Manuel Lazo, Diego Maltes, Ronald P. Mouser, Gabriel Perez, Rolando Rogers, Roberto Rojas, Gemini Observatory (Chile); Michael P. Sheehan, Gemini Observatory; Gelys Trancho, Vicente Vergara, Gemini Observatory (Chile)
5. A real-time controller for the multiconjugate adaptive optics system on Gemini South Paper 7015-7120 Authors(s): Stephen L. Browne, Robert H. Dueck, Glenn A. Tyler, The Optical Sciences Co.
6. The optical-mechanical wavefront sensor design and anticipated performance for the multiconjugate adaptive optics system on Gemini South Paper 7015-7199 Authors(s): Robert H. Dueck, Stephen L. Browne, Joseph E. Cass, Michael S. Lodin, Glenn A. Tyler, The Optical Sciences Co.; J. Alan Schier, Joe Asa, The Pilot Group